Days went by and the students that went missing didn't turn up. The school had become an investigation site. Our new curfew was at ten pm and every night they did a register. I was starting to believe the Valentines were telling the truth.
They seemed just as confused and concerned as the rest of us did and besides that every time I glimpsed them I noticed they argued. Something was afoot. Seth's death and the missing students, could it all be linked?
This had me and Alex doing research about the school. Charles Medley Valentine became the dean two years ago. Students were safe and there were no reports of missing children or mysterious deaths. What had changed?
Besides doing research with Alex, I got to learn more about her. She was trying to find ways to advance her abilities without having to ascend. Alex became another mystery to me especially since she didn't explain why she rejected her coven.
I had two minds about asking her about the a
It had started to rain heavily as we walked through the forest. Thick grey clouds covered the sky, making it appear to be evening though it was only noon. "Could you walk any slower," Levi called back to me. "Where are we even going?" There was an air of regret in my voice for trusting him. I couldn't explain why I was so stupid to follow him into the forest after he tried to kill me twice. There was a little voice in my head screaming in the background that I tried to kill him as well but the truth remained the success of me killing him on my own was twenty percent and him killing me was a hundred. I was less a threat to him than he was to me and Alex and I needed to have an advantage. It was the only way we were going to have peace of mind at this school. "I want to show you something. If you could be patient that is," he said in annoyance. The answer had been the same every time I asked. "How you murder me on
Sleep was a privilege to many and a curse to me. I was constantly rampaged by nightmares that I wished there was another form of rest I could retire to at the end of the day. My dreams were somewhat dementing and I was sure I needed a therapist especially after last night. I dreamed about Levi in a way I chose never to think about him and the worst part was that I could still feel his presence lingering around me. "So I told my sister she can fuck off. I'm not going home to meet another one of her fiance's. I mean this is the third man she is planning on marrying in five years." The anger was evident in Gina's voice that she would probably have to go back to Ireland for her sister's third wedding. I wanted to say anything to her of use and be the friend she needed but I just couldn't stop thinking about that dream. The feel of Levi's hand on my skin and his lips... "May is there something you want to tell me?" Gina chased the thoughts away and I hunched over my textb
"Firstly, what's a wendigo?" Alex asked. We were sitting in the middle of Levi's dorm room with Hannah and Joshua as we explained to Alex the things we learned over the weekend.Levi closed his eyes tightly. "You're focusing on the wrong part of the story, Merlin."Alex shrugged, examining her plain cuticles. "Morbid curiosity and besides it would be better to know exactly what we going up against here."Levi sighed, shaking his head at her. "It looks like a zombie," he threw his hands up in frustration, "I can't really tell you which depths of Tartarus the creature crawled out from.""It sometimes has deer antlers," Hannah said in thought and looked at Joshua. "When Joshua and I were discarding the bodies of the ones you killed, we encountered four more of the creatures. We killed them at first glance.""The ones you killed, looked human," Joshua stood and crossed the room, "and might I even say zombified. Could it be possible it's two
Thunder rattled the windows of the dining hall. Bad weather was the norm in Brookburgh it wasn't anything to get too excited about or something that could ruin plans.I sat at our normal table with Alex and Gina as I nursed a bowl of corn flakes. "So my mother called me last night and it was a whole argument about how I needed to be there to support my sister in her future endeavors. They've all lost it I tell you." Gina slammed her issue of glamour magazine on the table.Alex looked at Gina as if she was listening intently to her family problems but I knew Alex's mind was on a different Astro plane, she was thinking about tonight."May," I heard Garret's voice and I turned to see him standing at our table. His nose had a plaster over it and his cheeks were red and his eyes watery. "Can we talk?" His voice sounded nasally making me feel bad for Levi punching him.Gina and Alex both looked at me awaiting my
I opened my eyes to the sound of a melody. Someone was humming and as my eyes adjusted to the yellow light of the room I saw Robin dressed in a red knee-length, backless dress while she set a dinner table for two that had a single rose in a vase.Everything looked so small as if I'd become a giant overnight.Impossible.There was something wrapped tightly around my neck and I brought my hand up to get it off. It felt like thick rope, immediately sending me into panic and causing my body and mind to fully wake to see that we were in a barn and I was standing on a chair.I began to panic almost losing my footing and causing the chair beneath me to shake. "Oh now careful, love," Robin called, turning around to face me.She wore a bright smile while she adjusted a wine glass on the table."Robin, what is going on?" I couldn't understand why she would do this to me. I knew we weren't the best of friends but that couldn
And as I reached to touch the monsters' stretched-out hand, he suddenly recoiled and picked his head up. "Are you sure this is the right house?" The sound of people talking seemed to scare the monsters and they disappeared in a flash.I heard footsteps come through our front door. There were three men dressed in black and one woman with silver hair. I was scared that they were monsters in disguise as well.The woman's black trench coat swept the floor with each step she took. "Little girl," she said, bending her knees until she was eye level with me, "what is your name?"I swallowed hard. "May." My voice was meek and she stood up straight."Are these people your family, May?" She questioned, getting back down to eye level with me.The silver woman was scary and I was afraid. My body shook as I nodded to answer her question. "Yes, that's my mom, dad, and brother," I stuttered.
"Do it," Dallas put her arms around my shoulders, her voice was coaxing and I was tempted, "it killed your family." On a chair in front of me sat a being with their head down. They were bound in rope. "Do it, May." She put a wooden stake in my hand. "Mmm-" The person's head bobbed around lazily, "Mmaay," they struggled to speak. They picked their head up and the wooden stake fell from my hands. "Gina," I rushed towards her. I tried to pry the ropes off her and she groaned. The rope was wet and smoke wafted off her skin. "What are you doing!" Dallas roared. "She's a vampire. She is no longer your friend. Gina suddenly laughed and I turned to see her eyes were crimson and her teeth were stained with blood. "You should listen to her, May," she sounded deranged, "kill me before I kill you."
I never thought I'd be in a situation where I needed to talk to Garret again. I knew I couldn't hide from him forever and that I would run into him during our classes together.But all the ill feelings I once harbored were gone. It could have been seeing his unconscious body lying in a hospital bed, the giant plaster around his head, his bandaged neck, and wrists or it could have been something else other than pity.That I was simply over it or I didn't like him as much as I wanted myself to.Levi had left to go scour the forests with Joshua to find Ophelia, leaving Alex as my bodyguard and Hannah as Gina's guard again. Hannah didn't seem to mind it even though Alex said she would take over from where Josh left off."I can't believe I feel sorry for this wanker," Alex grumbled, begrudgingly.I shook my head. A small smile formed on my face as I thought of what Gina would say seeing him lik